Safety watch-guard.



Patnted Jan. 16,1917.

3 mama/tom TTL E v WILLIAM EGBERT DOOLITTLE, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

SAFETY WATCI-I- GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. I6, 1217.

Application filed April 1, 1916. Serial No. 88,316.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VViLLIAM E. Doo- LITTLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, county of Hartford, State of Connecticut, have invented a cor tain new and useful Improvement in Safety Watch-Guards, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in safety watch guards and has for its object to provide a watch guard which will be securely held to the watch and will hold the watch within a pocket or belt so as to prevent its falling out and also prevent its easy withdrawal by a thief.

The following is a description of an embodiment of my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of a guard embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a side view of the same with the forward loop lever in upward position; Fig. 3 is a side and rear view of the body of the device; Fig. t is a front and side view of the pointed lever, and Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of the detent and actuating spring.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the device consists of an S-shaped body 1, one hook of which when in use is passed over they edge of the pocket so'as to extend to the outside thereof, while the other hook receives the ring of the watch. Pivotally mounted at the bend of the first mentioned hook is' a lever 2, terminating in a forwardly projecting retaining point 3, which passes through a slot l in the intermediate portion of the S-shaped member, and a detent 5 which plays in said slot and engages the upper end 6 of the hook which contains the ring of the watch so as to prevent that hook being slipped off from the watch ring. The detent is hollow and the lever lies in a recess in the front side thereof. Both of these parts are mounted on the S- shaped member, so as to be movable about a common axis, the lever'being provided with lateral projections 7, which pass through the walls of-the detent and engage recesses 8 in the S-shaped body. A projection 9 bears against the inner face of the lever and holds its lateral projections in their recesses. In order to yieldingly hold the detent and hook in proper positions, I insert within the detent a spring 10 which engages both the lever and the detent tendmg to force them apart with the result that the des1red ends are attained with this one sprlng. Preferably, I form slight indentations 11 in the side walls of the detent which produce elevations registering with the axls of the coil of the turn at the upper end of the spring, so as to more positively posltion the spring within the detent.

To the lower'end of the outside member I connect a swinging lever 12 of sufficient length so that when the lever is turned upward it and the first mentioned lever can be easily grasped and pressed by the thumb and finger. This enables the first mentioned lever to be moved so that its point is easily withdrawn from normal position when it is desired to remove the watch from the pocket. It is, however diflicult to withdraw the lever 2 so as to release the guard from the pocket except when the second lever is not moved into upright position. The re sult is that the watch is firmly secured against accidental falling out of the pocket and it is difficult for one attempting to steal the watch to withdraw the detaining hook but can be easily withdrawn when the guard is properly actuated. It is particularly eflicient when used with a fob. The chain or fob is attached to the end of the lever 12.

As will be evident to those skilled in the art, my invention permits of various modili cations without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims.

taining point, a second lever pivotally connected to the lower outer end of said last mentioned hook, and extending, when in upward position, into proximity to the upper end of said first mentioned lever.

2. In a safety watch guard, the combination of an S-shaped member forming two hooks, one of which is adapted to receive the ring of the watch while the other is adapted to embrace the edge of a pocket, a lever mounted adjacent to the upper end of this last mentioned hook, said lever having at its lower end an outwardly turned retaining point, and a detent movable relatively to said lever and adapted to close the ringcontaining hook.

3. In a safety watch guard, the combination of an S-shaped member forming two hooks, one of which is adapted to receive the ring of the watch while the other is adapted to embrace the edge of a pocket, a lever mounted adjacent to the upper end of this last mentioned hook, said lever having at its lower end an outwardly turned retaining point, a detent mounted so as to be movable relatively to said lever and adapted to close the ring-containing hook, and a springhoused within said detent and acting to move said detent and point in opposite directions.

4. In a safety watch guard, the combination of an Sshaped member forming two hooks, one of which is adapted to receive the ring of the watch while the other is adapted to embrace the edge of a pocket, a lever mounted adjacent to the upper end of this last mentioned hook, said lever having at its lower end an outwardly turned retaining point, a detent adapted to close the ringcontaining hook, a spring housed within said detent and acting to move said detent and point in opposite directions, said detent and lever being mounted so as to be movable about a common axis.

5. In a safety watch guard, the combination of an S-shaped member forming two hooks, one of which is adapted to receive the ring of the watch while the other is adapted to embrace the edge of a pocket, a

lever mounted adjacent to the upper end of this last mentioned hook, said lever having at its lower end an outwardly turned retaining point, a detent adapted to close the ring-containing hook, a spring housed within said detent, and acting to move said detent and point in opposite directions, said detent and first mentioned lever being mounted so as to be movable about a common axis, the bearing of said parts being furnished by projections upon said lever extending through the walls of said detent and said S-shaped member having recesses engaged by said projections.

WlLLIAM EGBERT DOOLITTLE.

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